My Checkered Life: Luzena Stanley Wilson In Early California

Fern L. Henry

ISBN 10: 1887694528 / ISBN 13: 9781887694520

Published by Carl Mautz Publishing, Nevada City, CA, USA, 2005

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Near Fine condition used 2003 First Edition Paperback. Published by Carl Mautz Publishing, Nevada City, CA, USA. Author: Fern L. Henry. ISBN: 9781887694520. Approx dims: 255mm h x 180mm w x 16mm d. Intact clean glossy condition covers and spine with slight creasing and rubbing to edges, plus some signs of handling. 223 clean inside pages of English text with some b&w illustrations, no inscriptions. Image shown is actual book for sale. Synopsis: My Checkered Life is Luzena Stanley Wilson's classic account of her family's 1849 overland journey and life in early California. Fern Henry draws upon her considerable skills as a researcher to bring to light intriguing details, following the Wilson family from their Quaker beginnings in North Carolina, to their experiences in Nevada City, Sacramento, and Vacaville. This compelling story is enriched with narratives of other gold seekers and settlers, and illustrated with rare photographs, documents and engravings.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: My Checkered Life: Luzena Stanley Wilson In Early California
• Publisher: Carl Mautz Publishing, Nevada City, CA, USA
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1887694528
• ISBN 13: 9781887694520
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
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Synopsis

My Checkered Life is Luzena Stanley Wilson's clic account of her family's 1849 overland journey and life in early California. Fern Henry draws upon her considerable s as a researcher to bring to light intriguing details, following the Wilson family from their Quaker beginnings in North Carolina, to their experiences in Nevada City, Sacramento, and Vacaville. This compelling story is enriched with narratives of other gold seekers and settlers, and illustrated with rare photographs, documents, and engravings. Historians will welcome this book, not only for the reprinting of the rare clic, but for Fern Henry s remarkable presentation of new and important material which adds to our knowledge and appreciation of the early years of California, the land of golden dreams. The historic memoir, My Checkered Life, is Luzena Stanley Wilson's clic account of her family's 1849 overland journey and life in early California. Fern Henry draws upon her considerable skill as a researcher to bring to light intriguing details, following the Wilson family from their Quaker beginnings in North Carolina, to their experiences in Nevada City, Sacramento, and Vacaville. This compelling story is enriched with narratives of other gold seekers and settlers, and illustrated with rare photographs, documents, and engravings. Historians will welcome this book, not only for the reprinting of the rare clic, but for Fern Henry's remarkable presentation of new and important material which adds to our knowledge and appreciation of the early years of California, the land of golden dreams.